tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post3460164513036061416..comments2024-03-28T11:52:29.432-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Guest Appearance on the Story Makers Podcast!Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-46730320502606683742018-05-04T09:36:44.348-04:002018-05-04T09:36:44.348-04:00Good example. I recommended a video on bathos her...Good example. I recommended a video on bathos here: http://www.secretsofstory.com/2018/02/check-out-these-awesome-writing-videos.htmlMatt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-7590695323661167822018-05-03T15:41:07.547-04:002018-05-03T15:41:07.547-04:00That was great, as always. That line from Hitchhik...That was great, as always. That line from Hitchhiker's was what immediately came to my mind as well, when I was thinking about the beginning of the book. In trying to put a finer point on what makes it so great, a word I just learned the other day came to mind: "bathos". (Intentional bathos, in this case.) Wikipedia describes bathos as "an abrupt transition from a lofty style or grand topic to a common or vulgar one."<br /><br />Another example: <br />"The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant."<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BathosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716224645143254255noreply@blogger.com